Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Japanese politician. He is a former representative in Diet and is a member of the New Komeito Part

A Japanese politician. He is a former representative in Diet and is a member of the New Komeito Party. In 1980 he left Kyoto University's graduate school mid-term to work in the Biochemical-Industry Division of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). He retired from METI in 2003 and in 2004 was elected to the Diet's Upper House. In 2006, he became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Parliamentary Secretary in the Shinzo Abe cabinet.

Was a Japanese political figure. He served as acting prime minister of Japan in 1980. He then served

Was a Japanese political figure. He served as acting prime minister of Japan in 1980. He then served as foreign minister of Japan from 1980 to 1981.

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea he ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his background in karate and the innovation of

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his background in karate and the innovation of the Rolling German suplex. He also has been a staple of Big Japan Pro Wrestling, IWA Japan and W*ING as well as Japanese independent promotions such as the

Was a Japanese mathematician, known for his work in the field of commutative algebra.In 1959 he brou

Was a Japanese mathematician, known for his work in the field of commutative algebra.In 1959 he brought forward a counterexample to the general case of Hilbert's fourteenth problem on invariant theory.Nagata's conjecture on curves concerns the minimum degree of a plane curve specified to have given multiplicities at given points; see also Seshadri constant. Nagata's conjecture on automorphisms concerns the existence of wild automorphisms of polynomial algebras in three variables. Recent work has solved this latter problem in the affirmative. (I. P. Shestakov, & U. U. Umirbaev (2004) J. Am. Math. Soc. 17, 197–227).

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokorozawa, Saitama and graduate of Saitama University, he had served in the assembly of Tokorozawa for three terms since 1979 and in the assembly of Saitama Prefecture for two terms since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. After losing his seat in 2000, he also lost the election in 2003. He was re-elected in 2005 as a member of the LDP.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Yokohama National University, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

The city president of Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. [1]

The city president of Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. [1]

Japanese journalist. After his graduation from Waseda University, he went to New York and worked as

Japanese journalist. After his graduation from Waseda University, he went to New York and worked as a reporter. He wrote books about Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Japan. He leads men's liberation in Tokyo now.He wrote a book about serial killer Futoshi Matsunaga and his common-law wife Junko Ogata because their relationships seemed to be domestic violence.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1987 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

Was the Japanese Minister of Education, under the government of Yasuhiro Nakasone until 1986.He was

Was the Japanese Minister of Education, under the government of Yasuhiro Nakasone until 1986.He was fired by Nakasone after his interview for Bungei Shunju, in which he made several controversial statements regarding Japan's role in World War II. In the interview, he claimed that "killing people in war is not murder in terms of international law" and that the Tokyo War Trial "cannot be considered correct." He also equated Japanese visiting Yasukuni Shrine to Chinese visiting Confucian temples, and claimed that the Nanjing Massacre is a fabrication.

A Japanese actor.Izumi's hometown is Tokyo, Japan and hobbies include cycling.

A Japanese actor.Izumi's hometown is Tokyo, Japan and hobbies include cycling.

A Japanese animator, director, and member of the renowned animation studio Madhouse. He was born on

A Japanese animator, director, and member of the renowned animation studio Madhouse. He was born on March 11, 1961 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, and is a twenty year plus veteran of the anime industry.Kojima first got his start in the animation business in the 1980s, where he worked primarily project-to-project for a number of different companies, including Knack Productions and Tatsunoko Production. During this time, he was involved in television products as an episode director. In the 1990s, Kojima joined Madhouse as a permanent member, where he has remained since. During his years at Madhouse, he has been involved in dozens of productions as an animator, as well as helming several TV series, two movies, a theatrical short, and a TV special.

Was a Japanese volleyball player born in in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a member of the Japanese Men's Na

Was a Japanese volleyball player born in in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball Team in the 1960s and early 1970s.

A Japanese football player.He was capped 25 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team

A Japanese football player.He was capped 25 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999, including 29 minutes as a substitute against Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.In the final qualifier match for France 98 against Iran, he scored the golden goal that brought Japan to their first ever World Cup finals.

Is a Japanese football player. Omori spent most of his career playing for Nagoya Grampus.

Is a Japanese football player. Omori spent most of his career playing for Nagoya Grampus.

A Japanese animation director from Kagoshima, Japan.

A Japanese animation director from Kagoshima, Japan.

Is a Japanese Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil, épée, and sabre events at the 19

Is a Japanese Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil, épée, and sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 19

A Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 1992's Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and 1996's Shall We Dance?."The most important thing for me in movie making is to love the characters of the movie, so even though you only have a few seconds with a character, that person has to have his own life. Therefore, I want to respect it, I want to make movies where each character has his own individuality."[1]

A Japanese singer best known as a former member of Rats & Star (previously called Chanels). His trad

A Japanese singer best known as a former member of Rats & Star (previously called Chanels). His trademarks are sunglasses and a moustache, and he is nicknamed "Martin".

A Japanese vocalist. He was born in Imari, Saga Prefecture. He is the original vocalist of the band

A Japanese vocalist. He was born in Imari, Saga Prefecture. He is the original vocalist of the band Crystal King (???????? ,Kurisutaru Kingu?), known for their anime soundtracks such as Fist of the North Star (???? ,Hokuto no Ken?) where Tanaka provided the vocals in the chorus of its opening theme. After leaving Crystal King, he started his solo career and along the line lost his voice after being struck in the throat by a baseball and was never able to regain his original vocal range. In the late 1990s and early 2000's, he worked on the soundtracks of the tokusatsu series Ultraman Gaia (????????? ,Urutoraman Gaia?) and Kamen Rider Kuuga (????????? ,Kamen Raida Kuga?). He is also featured on the Katamari Damacy soundtrack Katamari Fortissimo Damacy where he sings "Katamari on the Rock" (??????? ,Katamari on za Rokku?), the main theme of the game.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Oe District, Tokushima and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation from 1993 to 1998. He was elected for the first time in 2000.

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team a

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

, born on 9 September 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.

, born on 9 September 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Was an entrepreneur in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan, responsible for transforming Mits

Was an entrepreneur in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan, responsible for transforming Mitsui into a zaibatsu through the creation of a general trading company, Mitsui Bussan. He also established a newspaper, the Chugai Shogyo Shimpo (???????), which was later renamed the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.Masuda accompanied Ikeda Nagaoki in the unsuccessful 1863 Second Japanese Embassy to Europe to negotiate the cancellation of the open-port status of Yokohama. On his return he studied English at the Hepburn School (the forerunner of Meiji Gakuin University).